M Orris 1000 MOT reliability

M Orris 1000s passed their MOT first time 82% of the time across 33 tests in 2025.

These figures come from 33 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

First-time pass rate

82%

MOTs analysed

33

Still licensed (GB)

–

Body type

Hatchback

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

1969 petrol

6 MOTs

These figures come from only 6 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 83%. Typical mileage 70,675 (most between 50,817 and 79,030).

2005: 44% → 2006: 48% → 2007: 59% → 2008: 54% → 2009: 54% → 2010: 61% → 2011: 71% → 2012: 64% → 2013: 68% → 2014: 73% → 2015: 61% → 2016: 57% → 2017: 61% → 2018: 79% → 2019: 80% → 2020: 67% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 80% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 83%

Most common failures

Headlamp aim: too high (16.7%)
Driver's seat: fore and aft adjustment mechanism not functioning as intended. (16.7%)
Headlamp: not working on main beam (16.7%)
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (16.7%)
Service brake performance: excessively binding (16.7%)

Where 1969 1000s fail

Body, structure & corrosion

16.7%

Brakes

16.7%

Lights & electrics

16.7%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.